lip-labourn.
/ˈlɪpˌleɪbə/, U.S. /ˈlɪpˌleɪbər/ Labour of the lips.† b. Kissing. Obsolete.
a. Empty talk; esp. vain repetition of words in prayer. Also attributive.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [noun] > talk
lip-labour?1548
lip-labouring1549
canting1659
cant1709
lip-work1894
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] > meaningless repetition
lip-labour?1548
lip-labouring1549
hibber-gibber1593
lip-work1631
echolalia1885
parrotese1889
rhubarb1919
?1548 J. Bale Comedy Thre Lawes Nature iii. sig. Dijv No Sabboth wyl we, with Gods worde sanctyfye, But with lyppe labour, and ydle ceremonye.
1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 235 Those heathenish repetitions and unnatural lip-labours which our Saviour censured.
1641 Arminian Nunnery in R. Brunne's Chron. (1810) I. App. Pref. 130 A lip-labour devotion, and a will-worship.
a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) ii. 286/2 They will think it a little Lip-labour for their Tongues to pronounce it.
1679 ‘T. Ticklefoot’ Some Observ. Tryals Wakeman 6 Marshal not being shye of his lip-labour, fell to impertinent questioning him.
1729 W. Law Serious Call x. 152 They [sc. our Prayers] become an empty lip-labour.
1788–92 T. Scott Comm., Pract. Obs. on Eccl. v. 1 Our wandering imaginations..render our attendance on divine ordinances little better than a mere lip-labor.
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the mind > emotion > love > kiss > [noun] > action of kissing
kissinga1300
bassing1546
lip-labour1582
bussing1583
smouching1583
slavering1607
lip-work1631
suaviation1656
deosculation1658
osculation1658
bussa1721
basiation1879
kissage1886
mugging1890
oscularity1926
snogging1945
smash-mouth1965
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. T. More in tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis 100 Syth mye nose owtpeaking, good syr, your liplabor hindreth, Hardlye ye may kisse mee, where no such gnomon apeereth.
1665 R. Brathwait Comment Two Tales Chaucer 17 They express their mutual love in Lip-labour.
Derivatives
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society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [noun] > talk
lip-labour?1548
lip-labouring1549
canting1659
cant1709
lip-work1894
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] > meaningless repetition
lip-labour?1548
lip-labouring1549
hibber-gibber1593
lip-work1631
echolalia1885
parrotese1889
rhubarb1919
1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie (new ed.) 4th Serm. sig. Niijv Many talke of prayer, and make it a lyplabourynge.
1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 5th Serm. sig. Ov It is no prayer that is wythout fayth, it is but a lippe labouring.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [adjective] > given to meaningless repetition
gabbling1566
lip-laborious1630
lip-working1642
echolalian1927
echolaliac1931
echolalic1938
1630 H. Lord Display Two Forraigne Sects xiii. 86 The Bramanes grew hypocriticall and lip-laborious.
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